28 February 2007

Top Tips for Antarctica

A friend emailed me yesterday with a link to NASA's instructions for dealing with psychotic astronauts in space. It turns out there are detailed, written procedures that say the astronaut's crewmates should "bind his wrists and ankles with duct tape, tie him down with a bungee cord and inject him with tranquilizers if necessary".

As long as the duct tape is stored in my sledge and not Tony's, we should be fine.

Also, spotted in the 'travel tips' section of this month's Wanderlust Magazine:

In Antarctica, take a walking pole (or two). Conditions underfoot can be treacherous.

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